UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-6718

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,
versus
MIGUEL SAMUEL MALDONADO,
Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
Maryland, at Baltimore. J. Frederick Motz, Chief District Judge.
(CR-91-287-JFM, CA-97-773-JFM)
Submitted:

December 11, 1997

Decided:

December 24, 1997

Before HALL and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior

Circuit Judge.
Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Miguel Samuel Maldonado, Appellant Pro Se. Lynne Ann Battaglia,
United States Attorney, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM:
Appellant seeks to appeal the district court's order denying
his motion filed under 28 U.S.C.A. 2255 (West 1994 & Supp. 1997).
We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and
find no reversible error. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of
appealability and dismiss the appeal on the reasoning of the district court. United States v. Maldonado, Nos. CR-91-287-JFM; CA-97773-JFM (D. Md. Apr. 23, 1997). We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in
the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

DISMISSED